YouTube, IG, blogs, clothing subscription boxes, advice from your girlfriend or wife… with all of the styling resources floating around, there’s really no reason why you need a personal stylist, right? 

But when was the last time your favorite YouTuber looked into your closet? Has a subscription box company ever talked with you one-on-one to better understand your style challenges? And why is your girlfriend always trying to add more color to your wardrobe when you’ve never even worn the last five colorful shirts she made you buy?

Today, we’ll take a deep dive into what a personal stylist does, the benefits of head-to-toe styling, common wardrobe and image challenges for guys, and how a personal stylist can help you step-by-step to become the best version of yourself. 

PROBLEM NO. 1: I HAVE A CLOSET FULL OF NOTHING TO WEAR

Most of us have enough clothing to last two lifetimes, so why do we get hung up on the idea that we have nothing to wear? While this could be for any number of reasons, it’s usually because our wardrobes are a mess of colors, patterns and styles that don’t pair well with one another. 

If you just buy, buy, buy, without being intentional about it, you’ll end up with a closet full of stuff that makes zero sense for you or your lifestyle. 

Consulting with a pro-level personal stylist or style service can help with this. For example, here at Pivot, we don’t just pick out cool new clothing to add to your already bulging closet. It’s a head-to-toe transformation. We show you skincare, hairstyle and grooming tips that are personally tailored to you. We identify the right colors you should be wearing. We also educate you on how to stop wasting hundreds or even thousands of dollars by investing in the right clothing from the right brands: things versatile enough to be worn multiple ways for any number of occasions, that fit your budget and your lifestyle, and most importantly, make you look and feel your best. 

But the conversation isn’t one-sided. It’s interactive. By asking you the right questions, a good stylist will get to the root of what isn’t working. You may be wearing colors that make you look washed out. That hairstyle could be aging you. It could be a style issue with your clothing. It could be fit. Sometimes it’s as simple as sizing. (You’d be surprised at how often a guy has been buying the wrong size; he’s always bought larges because he thinks he’s a large. Turns out, he’s a medium.) 

PROBLEM NO. 2: MY WARDROBE IS BORING

The second job of a personal stylist is to help you re-imagine your style and wardrobe. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. You throw on an outfit and it always ends up being the same thing: Jeans, t-shirt, white sneakers. Jeans, t-shirt… uh, white sneakers. 

Welcome to Closet Fatigue! The reason why it feels like we have to buy more clothing, more colors and more patterns can oftentimes be because we’ve been wearing the same thing in the same way, over and over and over again and we just get tired of it. 

A personal stylist can help you re-imagine your existing and new wardrobe, showing you step-by-step how to put together an outfit in a new way, and explain in plain English why that shirt doesn’t go with those pants. 

We also identify what style archetype you’re going for, whether it’s rock, bohemian, rake, classic, preppy, street, or rugged, and we know the brands you should be looking at to get the look you want, which saves a ton of time and frustration… this is what makes shopping feel like a treat instead of a chore. 

No two people are alike, and there are so many aspects of your wardrobe that need to be uniquely tailored to you: your body type, height, weight, even the colors that look best on you are all taken into consideration. Unless they’re your twin, what looks good on your favorite influencer may not necessarily look good on you. A personal stylist can educate you on why that’s the case, while also taking your style goals into consideration to curate an image and wardrobe that looks and fits as though it were tailor-made for you. 

Think about it this way: what if you walked into your favorite restaurant and the waiter brought you the dish he wanted to eat? That’s usually what you get when you rely on friends, lovers, influencers and subscription boxes to help get you out of your style rut. The intentions can be good, but their personal preferences usually overshadow what’s in your best interest. 

A personal stylist is specifically trained to understand your style and image goals, help you identify what looks best on you, and educate you on how to avoid wasting time and money when you’re out shopping on your own. 

PROBLEM NO. 3: I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START

If you’ve tried the subscription boxes, watched countless YouTube videos, and bought the shirt your girlfriend liked and then never wore it, consider it a good thing: now you know what isn’t working for you. 

A quality personal stylist will get you looking incredible from head-to-toe with a ton of one-on-one support along the way. It’s not just a matter of “wear this,” there’s a science behind the skincare, grooming, hairstyle and wardrobe suggestions that we personalize just for you. Even more importantly, the process we take you through builds your confidence, positively impacting the way you appear to others and interact with them as well. It’s so much more than just giving you some new clothes to wear. 

If you’ve reached the point where you’re sick and tired of never looking or feeling your best and are ready for a life-changing experience, we’re here to help.